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Tipping
Service charges of 10% are added to bills in
most leading hotels and restaurants.
Where it is not included, a tip of 10-15% of
the bill would be appropriate.
Airport porter/hotel bellboy:
$1.00 - $2.00 USD per bag.
Your tour guide:
$10.00 - $15.00 USD per person per day.
PRE TRAVEL
GUIDE
Driver/assistants:
$6.00 - $8.00 USD per person per day.
Overnight Halong Bay Cruises:
It is customary to tip the crew $25.00 per
person per day.
What to Pack
Reading List
Vietnam, A Traveler's
Literary Companion
Author: John Balaban &
Nguyen Qui Duc,
Anthology, 1996, 239
pages
Description: From rain
forest and rural
countryside to the cities,
these 17 stories from Vietnam's finest
writers explore Vietnam's landscapes,
myths and changing traditions.